Best Garden Plants for North Carolina

A great new gardening book for North Carolina! This handy guide is packed with the best plant varieties you'll want for your garden: annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, vines, roses, bulbs, ornamental grasses and herbs. Small enough to take to the garden center or nursery, yet filled with beautiful photos, it contains all the gardening information you need to decide which plants to select and how to care for them. Includes information on habitat, height and spread; plant features and flower colors;information on soil, light and water; tips on how to best use the plant in your garden.

About the Authors

PAM BECK is a freelance garden writer, photographer and popular lecturer. She has regularly published articles in Carolina Gardener Magazine since 1993 and currently writes for Wakefield and Wake Living Magazine. Pam teaches residential landscaping for Wake Technical Community Collegeís Adult Continuing Education Program. She is also a local garden scout for Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and currently serves on the board of advisors of the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina.

LAURA PETERS is a certified master gardener with more than 16 years of experience as a retail gardening consultant. She also researches and writes gardening books. Her practical knowledge of contemporary plant varieties and gardening products covers almost every aspect of the horticulture industry. Her areas of interest include roses, alpines and exotic perennials, as well as Japanese and indoor gardening.